{"id":19375,"date":"2014-08-31T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-plough-lines-plough-lines-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:24","slug":"album-review-plough-lines-plough-lines-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-plough-lines-plough-lines-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Plough Lines &#8211; Plough Lines EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_inline_nb51ba8vWo1qheirv.jpg\" width=\"150px\" title=\"\">Remember 90s\/00s Baltimore emo crew Cross My Heart? The lads in Manchester\u2019s <strong>Plough Lines<\/strong> \u2013 comprised of current and former members of Doctrines, Me vs Hero and a host of others \u2013 certainly do, as the influence of one of emo\u2019s more intense protagonists looms large over this charged three-song EP.<\/p>\n<p>That said, <strong>Plough Lines<\/strong> never sink to the self-loathing depths of their US forefathers, and ensuring the EP clocks in at a svelte 12 minutes, means they don\u2019t outstay their welcome. Thankfully, despite the stylistic similarities to Cross My Heart (and Camber and Christie Front Drive and a myriad of other late 90s emo bands), there\u2019s also enough of an individual identity to ensure <em> \u2018Plough Lines\u2019<\/em> isn\u2019t some rehash or pastiche of an old sound. The vocals in particular add a surprising edge, veering from dreamy and fuzzed out to urgent and compelling. It\u2019s a clever mix, ensuring <strong>Plough Lines<\/strong> stand suitably apart from their peers.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>The songs themselves are also top notch \u2013 a must when you\u2019re only delivering three of them. Opener <em> \u2018Henry Makes Good\u2019<\/em> is probably the weakest, being more of a taut slow-burner \u2013 but it\u2019s still gripping enough to warrant repeated listens. <em> \u2018Dialtones\u2019<\/em> is far more engaging, however \u2013 and infinitely more direct than the measured opener. Best of the bunch though is the bittersweet and achingly gorgeous <em> \u2018Further Still\u2019<\/em>, which brings all of <strong>Plough Lines<\/strong>&rsquo; component parts and sounds together perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ploughlines.bandcamp.com\/album\/plough-lines-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plough Lines by Plough Lines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the downside, being only three songs long, you can\u2019t really gauge what <strong>Plough Lines<\/strong> are about, and there\u2019s little chance to invest in such a short EP the way you can in an album. You\u2019re left wanting more \u2013 which is undeniably a good thing \u2013 but also wondering if there\u2019s more to give.<\/p>\n<p>The simple solution is, of course, to demand a full-length next time (and I do bloody well demand it) \u2013 and then we can really see if <strong>Plough Lines\u00a0<\/strong>are the real deal.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&lsquo;Plough Lines&rsquo; <\/em>EP by <strong>Plough Lines\u00a0<\/strong>is out now on <strong> Barely Regal Records <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Wolf Town DIY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plough Lines<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ploughlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/ploughlines.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><a><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Rob Mair (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BobNightMair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember 90s\/00s Baltimore emo crew Cross My Heart? The lads in Manchester\u2019s Plough Lines \u2013 comprised of current and former members of Doctrines, Me vs Hero and a host of others \u2013 certainly do, as the influence of one of emo\u2019s more intense protagonists looms large over this charged three-song EP. 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